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The consultant will support implementation of a Chronic Kidney Disease Management intervention in Morocco .
Duration: July 2026 - June 2028
Background:
Morocco has one of the highest mortality rates from NCDs in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO). 80% deaths are attributed to NCDs, 38% of which are caused by cardiovascular complications. Age-standardised prevalence of HTN among adults aged 30-79 years is 35%, with only 43% of the 6,1million adults with HTN diagnosed, 29% treated, and 10% controlled. In a systematic review conducted on HTN awareness, treatment, and control in the Arab world, some of the lowest rates of awareness among individuals with HTN were reported in Morocco (22%). Though Morocco's health system is equipped to support HTN and diabetes care, including at the PHC level, these statistics indicate the opportunity to strengthen demand for care, opportunistic screening and linkage at the health facility level, and treatment follow-up and support.
CKD management is at an early stage in Morocco and faces additional system barriers. CKD prevalence in Morocco is estimated at 9.6%, with gaps such as a lack of national CKD standardized guidelines and a CKD registry and limited workforce capacity to support care. CKD services at PHC are limited. According to the ISN Global Kidney Health Atlas, eGFR reporting via serum creatinine-a key diagnostic for CKD-is not available at the PHC level in Morocco.
Despite these gaps, there are several enabling factors to support HTN and CKD care in the country.
In alignment with the Ministry of Health and Social Protection (MHSP) priorities for scale-up of NCD care and PATH's experience in building capacity for person-centred integrated NCD care at the PHC level, PATH, in partnership with the MHSP, will employ reinforcing strategies at system, facility, provider, community and patient levels, adapting lessons learned from other programs contextualized for Morocco. The consultant is responsible for ensuring the successful implementation of the project in Morocco.
The Consultant will report to the PATH Global team and will work closely with MHSP, district leadership, and other NCD local partners to ensure technical quality of the interventions and implementation.
Consultant Activities:
Stakeholder engagement:
Build and maintain relationships with NCD Partners, Districts, MHSP and other related public health programs and ensure regular communication between in-country partners and PATH.
Convene and manage CKD expert advisory group in partnership with MHSP to ensure timely development of policy and guidelines, dissemination, adoption, and scale-up.
Technical guidance:
Provide technical guidance and monitor all field activities of the project, including stakeholder engagement and support, project design, implementation, social mobilization, communication, and project documentation. All communication materials developed should be submitted to PATH for review, ideally two weeks before use or release.
Implementation activities:
Develop and maintain relationships with the health facilities selected for the project and coordinate activities such as conducting initial site assessments, activating selected sites, and conducting a minimum of quarterly supportive supervision visits and facility performance improvement plans.
Ensure capacity strengthening through training, mentorship, and support of health care workers across selected facilities and PRCs. This includes ensuring NCD diagnostic capabilities, training job-aids, mentorship, and decision support to increase capacity to provide quality NCD health education, screening, and linkage to care.
Provide oversight of activities to support community-based outreach and demand generation, including awareness raising, increased access points for integrated NCD screening and care in the community, and proactive screening and follow-up in facilities and communities.
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